The Labor enquirer., 1887-09-03
The Labor Party Challenge
St. John and the
Lawyers.
They Also Decide ts Nsninatc a Full
County Ticket Two Weeks
Hence.

sided. Many lawyers were pres
ent,
Attorney Millet, as chairman of
the committee on joint debate, ap-
pointed at recent meeting of the
club to arrange a debate between
Ex-Governor St. John and Bur-
nette G. Haskell, reported that a
conference had been held with the
prohibitionists, the result of which
was that it would be impossible
for the prohibitionists to enter
into a debate "at the present
time" Mr.. Millet then offered
the following preamble and reso-
luton:
Whereas, The Union Labor
Party Club of the city of Denver
has done its utmost to bring about
a joint discussion between a rep
resentative of our club and Hon.
John P. St. John, the great apostle
of Prohibition, when that gentle
man shall arrive in our city on the
tenth of September; and
Whereas, The members of this
club are anxious to have the rela-
tive merits of our position as to
the unequal distribution of wealth
among the producing classes and
that of the question of prohibiting
by law of the manufacture and
sale of Intoxicating liquors con-
sidered in joint debate in order to
ascertain where the truth lies;
and
Whereas, The reasons of the
Prohibition club for declining to
make any effort to bring about any
such joint discussion are unsatis-
factory and lead US to believe that
the leaders of the Prohibition Par
ty of Arapahoe county feel in
their hearts that the former ques-
tion as to the unequal distribution
of wealth is of greater Importance
to our national welfare than the
one of Prohibition; still, neverthe-
less, craving light and desirous of
getting at the bottom facts; there
fore be it
Resolved, That B. G. Haskell
be and he is hereby appointed as
a committee of one, on behalf of
our organization, to prepare and
PROFOUND questions on Prohibi-
ton to Mr.. St. John at or before
the time of his arrival here pre-
senting the points of difference
between our two parties, and that
the secretary present a request to
Chairman Dillon of the Prohibi-
ton club, that Mr.. Haskell may
have the floor at the St. John
meeting a sufficient length of
time to read the same.
Resolved, That if such request
be denied that Mr.. Haskell is to
be the sole Judge as to how these
questions shall be put to the hon
orable gentleman on his arrival in
our midst.
A Republican reporter who was
present willfully misrepresented
the meeting in next days paper.
Mr.. Haskell moved that COM
mittee of three be appointed to
draft a declaration for the fall
campaign, that committee to re-
port at the regular meeting next
Wednesday evening, and that the
Union Labor Club extend cor
dial invitation to all workingmen
in the city to attend a mass meet
| ing to be held in two weeks for
the purpose of putting in nomina-
ton a ticket for the fall campaign.
J. H. Croxton thought the mo-
ton would be untimely and inn
proper. Other labor clubs should
be organized throughout the city;
if they did not consolidate and
organize the movement would
fail. Another labor club had
been organized and its wishes
should be. consulted.
Dennis Leahy expressed him
self in favor of the motion, as did
also other members.
The motion being called for, it
was adopted by unanimous vote
and Messrs. Leahy, Haskell and
Croxton were appointed the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Edwards, a bright young
lawyer. went for" Mr.. Haskell in
vigorous style on the lawyer ques-
ton, and Mr.. Haskell replied at
length.
The meeting did not adjourn
until nearly ii o'clock on this ac-
ccount but nobody appeared to
feel tired, except the janitor who
at IL p. m. was still engaged in
picking up the fragments of the
big words that had been so reck-
lessly slung around. After this
talk was done there no bigots in
the room, except the reporters and